New tires on the same old car for Jackson?

I truly pray that the voters of Jackson have made the right choice. Personally, I didn't hear anyone addressing a solution to Jackson's problems any different than Mayor Harvey Johnson. It is so easy to run against an incumbent when things are not going right.

I have been back in Jackson for nearly 26 years and have seen a steady decline in both its economy and population base. Jackson's tax dollars have flown to Madison and Rankin counties. The citizens of Jackson complain about bad street conditions, and rightfully so. However, most of the automobiles that travel our streets have owners who work in Jackson but live elsewhere.

I ask Mr. Jonathan Lee and Mr. Chokwe Lumumba, where will they get the funds to implement change? Jackson has plenty of land with dilapidated houses and vacant buildings on it. There is no telling how many tax dollars are owed to the city. Wouldn't it be great if these properties were bought and converted to real estate for new housing and business developments? As people prosper and others migrate from other states, wouldn't it be great if they could stay in Jackson?

I don't see anything wrong with gated communities. I pray our new mayor proves me wrong, but we just may get what equates to new tires on the same old car - it will not run any better, until we get enough to buy a new one.

Ernest Torns

Jackson

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New tires on the same old car for Jackson?

I truly pray that the voters of Jackson have made the right choice. Personally, I didn't hear anyone addressing a solution to Jackson's problems any different than Mayor Harvey Johnson.